Carving of a bowhead whale. Whale has black inset eyes and two blowholes on the top of the head which also appear to have black insets. Mouth of whale is incised. The side flippers are made of separate pieces of walrus tusk that have been attached by drilling a hole into the side of the whale, inserting the flipper, and pegging through from the base.

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• Type of Item figure
• Culture Inuit
• Material walrus tusk, baleen
• Measurements height 2.3 cm, width 6.6 cm, depth 12.0 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Robert Clayton
• Received from Robert Clayton

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• Made in Pangnirtung

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• Creation Date during 1950
• Collection Date between 1949 and 1951
• Ownership Date before December 1, 2013
• Acquisition Date on December 1, 2013

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• Item Classes carvings & sculpture
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3040/0095